Is this a stupid reason or not!!!!

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Jersey Bill

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Leaving for Canadian fishing trip so looked up the latest rules and regs. From what I've read and heard you now have to have a waterproof flashlight on your boat, Not a bad idea, But the winner was when I read that you have to have a 50 ft. floatable line to throw if someone goes overboard, The real winner is it must be YELLOW!!! You mean to tell me that if a guy or person falls overboard and you throw him the floatable line he's going to refuse it because its not yellow!!! (I'll just tread water till you come back with a yellow one!!!!) They tell me that they are really checking the boats on the St. Lawrence for just those two rules, and fining the hell out of those that don't comply. I have been fishing Canada since 1957 and this is the wackest law I have ever seen. I guess I'll have to leave my 60 ft. of floatable line, (blue) and stop at the 1000 islands bait store to see if I can pick up some YELLOW line instead, Go figure, My two cents<br /><br /> Jersey Bill
 
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DJ

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Re: Is this a stupid reason or not!!!!

Make sure you get the right shade of yellow. :D
 
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ebbtide176

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Re: Is this a stupid reason or not!!!!

maybe you could put yellow tint on all your boat windows? :D sorry, thats lame i know. ok, you could order some ski rope from GA Home Depots', because thats the only color i've seen on the spools down here. ;)
 
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dinsdale

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Re: Is this a stupid reason or not!!!!

9.99 at Canadian Tire.<br />Dumb but at least you can get a cheap one and keep using the better quality one.
 
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chuckybaby

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Re: Is this a stupid reason or not!!!!

Jersey, make sure your flashlight floats as well as being waterproof. Re the yellow line, you might want to check your facts. I have been checked 4 times since the regs came in. My line is white braided and I use a boat bumper as the float. Never had a problem.<br /> <br />besides, what makes you think our politicians are any smarter than the ones in yer neck o the woods ?
 
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